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DRAWER PULL.

No. 315,852. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

UNITED STATES,

PATENT @rrrca.

GEORGE E. SOMERS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BRIDGE PORTBRASS COMPANY, OF SAME- ]?LACE.

DRAWER-PULL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 315,852, dated April14, 1885.

Application filed January 152, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. SOMERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDrawer-Pulls; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to drawer-pulls, and has for its object to simplifyand improve their construction, to produce, in brief, a pull or r 5 drophandle which shall present ahighly-ornamental appearance, which shallconsist of few parts all easy to make,"and which may be assembledwithout the use of skilled labor, the pull, when completed, havinga veryneat and tasty appearance and costing but a trifle to produce.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel constructionwhich I will now describe, referring by letters to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective of the pull complete. Fig. 2 is a section of a drawer-front,showing the pull in operative position; Fig. 3, a front elevation; Fig.4, a longitudinal section; Fig. 5, a plan of the blank from which theshank is formed, and Figs. 6 and 7 modifications showing different meansof attach ment.

A is the shank, which is made of sheet metal, and is preferably tappedat its inner end to receive the screw B, which engages it from the innerside of the drawer.

C is the faceplate or escutcheon, having an aperture corresponding inshape with the shank, which passes through it.

H represents the blank from which the shank is formed. As struck outfrom the sheet of I metal, the blank has an enlargement, a, at each end,each enlargement having two holes, I), punched through it, the purposeof which will be more fully explained.

ois a hole punched at the center of the blank, which may be afterwardtapped to receive screw 13.

(i represents threads or impressions in the inner sides of the parts Aof the shank, which are cut by the tap at the timeholecis threaded.These threads are adapted to be engaged by screw B, thereby giving thescrew firm hold in the metal of the shank when in use. The shank isformed by bending the two ends of the'blank toward each other fromopposite sides of the center, so that the sides A are parallel with eachother and are joined together by the cross-piece A, which is long enoughto leave the sides just sufficient dis tance apart to accommodate thescrew or bolt which engages hole 0. The outer ends of the blank near theenlargements are bent outward, thenforward again, formingshouldersD,which rest against the escutcheon. The enlargements a are preferablymade circular, and between them I place a ring or shell, E, thus forminga very neat and ornamental head for the pull. The two enlargements areheld against the ends of the ring or shell by a rivet or'pin, F, whichpasses through the inner pair of holes in both enlargements.

G is a handle of any preferred form, which 7 5 engages the other pair ofholes in the enlargements. The handle may be riveted in, if desired. Ipreferably, however, use the form shown, and secure it by simplyspringing the ends into place in the ordinary manner. have shown theshank as left square, although it may be rounded in a die, if desired.

In'using my preferred form a square hole is made in the front of thedrawer of sufficient size and depth to accommodate the shank. S 5 Thescrew is turned in from the inner side of the drawer and engages thehole 0 in the cross piece A of the shank, and also the threads d, whichgive it as firm hold as if the shank were of solid metal. The screw isturned in until shoulders D press the escutcheon firmly against thefront of the drawer. The angular shape of the shank renders itimpossible for it to turn in the wood, and also prevents the escutcheonfrom turning on the shank. I thus 9 5 avoid the use of additional meansto prevent the shank from turning, and of screws or nails to hold theescutcheon in place.

I do not, of course, limit myself to the exact construction shown, as itis obvious that the ICC) details may be varied within reasonable limitswithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 6 the shank is not tapped, but athreaded bolt or screw is passed through from the front, and the wholedevice is retained in position by a nut, B, upon the inner side of thedrawerfront.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 7 the shank is made long enoughto pass entirely.

through the drawer, the device being retained in position by a key, 13,upon the inner side of the drawer-front.

- piece from theinner side of the drawer to hold the device in place.

2. The double sheet-metal shank having parallel sides connected at oneend, and shoulders near the ends of the sides, in combination with ahandle adapted to engage the ends of the sides, and means-for example, ascrew for holding the device in place by engagement with the cross-pieceat the'double end of the shank.

3. The double sheet metal shank having shoulders D and enlargements a,in combination with means for attachment, as a screw, the handle, and aring or shell placed between the enlargements. Y

4; The combination, in a drawer-pull with the handle and screw, of asheet-metal shank formed by doubling a blank, one end of said shankconsisting of a cross-piece, which, with the inner ends of the sides, isthreaded to engage the screw, the other end of said shank consisting ofthe free ends of the blank which are adapted to be engaged by thehandle.

5. A drawer-pull consisting of a handle, a screw, a ring or shell, E,and a sheet-metal shank formed by doubling a blank, said shank beingscrew-threaded at its inner end and sides for engagement by the screw,and having shoulders which rest against the drawer-front or escutcheon,and enlargements between which the ring or shell is held by a rivet. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. SOMERS.

Witnesses:

A. M. WOOSTER, J. T. Woosrnn.

